David Beckham’s betrayal of trust denies England

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One must now lay to rest the notion that Argentina could only beat England at
football through the Hand of God. Twelve years on from Diego Maradona’s
infamy in Mexico City, comes David Beckham, a gifted but flawed player, to
show that the English are well capable of defeating themselves.

The men he betrayed were quite magnificent. They were warriors for the cause,
none greater than Paul Ince, who tried to do the running for two men and
whose inconsolable tears at the end should be seen as proof of how very
deeply most players care for their nation. That